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T. STROBRIDGR Handle for Cutlery.

No. 219,996. Patented Sept. 23, I879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TURNER STROBRIDGE, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT .IN HANDLES FOR CUTLERY.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,996, datedSeptember 23, 1879 application filed December 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TURNER STROBRIDG-E, of New Brighton, in the countyof Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Handles for Outlery and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 is an elevation of a knife handled in accordance with myinvention, part of the shell forming the handle being removed. Fig. 2 isa view of the detached portion of the hangle. Fig. 3 is a transversesection of the hau- Like letters refer to like parts wherever theyoccur.

My invention relates to the formation of cast handles for cutlery; andconsists in casting an open box-form section of the handle upon the tangof the article, and closing the open side thereof by a shell or scale,whereby a light, strong, and easily-produced handle is obtained.

Heretofore, where handles of uniform exterior have been desired for thecommoner kinds of cutlery, it has been customary to cast the handlesolid upon a permanent core; around a core which was subsequentlyremoved and the hollow handle sealed; or, in case of soft metal, bychilling the outer portion of the casting and pouring out the liquidcore metal through an orifice subsequently sealed; but such methods areobjectionable, either because they render the handle too heavy, involvetoo much labor, and thus add to the cost, or necessitate the use ofmetals too expensive or too soft to produce good and durable handles.

In some instances, however, an open frame has been cast on the tang ofthe article, and the handle completed by closing the open sides of theframe with shells or scales riveted to the shell and to each other; butsuch a construction multiplies the parts which require to be accuratelyfitted to insure a neat article and greatly enhances the cost ofproduction.

The object of the present invention is to both lighten and cheapen thearticle.

I will now proceed to describe my invention so that others skilled inthe art to which it appertains may apply the same.

In the drawings, A indicates a knife-blade with the usual short tang(see dotted line Fig. 1) for casting the handle thereto. B indicates thehandle, which is cast in box form, the parts a a I) being cast in one,as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, and the part I) separately.

The section or piece b will be provided with a rivet, 0, either securedthereto at the time of casting, or otherwise, as preferred, and part bwill have a rivet-hole, d, for the reception of the end of the rivet c.o I

The section a a b can be readily cast upon a core in manner well knownin the art, and tlzlherefore not requiring specific description ere.

Having obtained the sections of the shell as specified, and one of saidsections (the skeletons a b a) being cast on the blade A, the remainingpart, b, is fitted to the part attached to the blade, and the wholesecured by the rivet c.

The handle specified is equally applicable to the various forms andsizes of cutlery and tools, but is of especial advantage in the largersizes, where lightness, strength, and finish are desirable features.

I do not herein claim a hollow cast-metal handle for cutlery, whetherthe same is or is not cast upon a core, or whether the same is or is notsubsequently filled and sealed. Neither do I claim a hollow handle forcutlery wherein a portion of the shell is cast upon the article andscales or other port-ions of the shell are riveted thereto and to eachother.

Having thus set forth the nature and advantages of my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hollow handle for cutlery wherein the portions a b a are cast on thetang of the article in box form and the handle closed by a scale, 12,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I, the said TURNER STROBRIDGE, have hereunto set myhand.

TURNER STROBRIDGE.

Witnesses S. S. MOFERRAN, J onn GLASS.

